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SUBMITTER: Dietz AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484717 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dietz Allan B AB Dozois Eric J EJ Fletcher Joel G JG Butler Greg W GW Radel Darcie D Lightner Amy L AL Dave Maneesh M Friton Jessica J Nair Asha A Camilleri Emily T ET Dudakovic Amel A van Wijnen Andre J AJ Faubion William A WA
Gastroenterology 20170409 1
In patients with Crohn's disease, perianal fistulas recur frequently, causing substantial morbidity. We performed a 12-patient, 6-month, phase 1 trial to determine whether autologous mesenchymal stem cells, applied in a bioabsorbable matrix, can heal the fistula. Fistula repair was not associated with any serious adverse events related to mesenchymal stem cells or plug placement. At 6 months, 10 of 12 patients (83%) had complete clinical healing and radiographic markers of response. We found pla ...[more]